MA RURAL MANAGEMENT – 2017

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Visva-Bharati
Department of Lifelong learning and extension
(Rural extension centre)

Two years Master Degree in

Rural Management
Admission Test 2017
Time: 2 ½ Hours Full Marks: 70

Roll No : MRM

For office use only

Module A B C D Total
Marks obtained

Signature of Invigilator(s) Signature of Examiner(s)

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DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING & EXTENSION (REC)
Palli Samgathana Vibhaga, Visva-Bharati
(Institute of Rural Reconstruction)
ADMISSION TEST – 2017

MA RURAL MANAGEMENT

Full Marks : 70 Time : 2½ Hours

A. Subjective questions related to social sciences/ social issues
Answer any two questions 5X2=10
1. What is Peoples’ Participation? What role the local Self Government should play to ensure
active peoples’ participation?
2. Discuss the role of Micro-Finance for the empowerment of women in our country.
3.Explain briefly in your own words the role that technology plays in the process of
development.

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B. Objective questions related to social science through MCQ 30X1=30
(Put tick Mark on right answer)

1. Which of the following Five Year Plans recognized human development as the core of all
developmental efforts?
a) Eighth Five Year Plan
b) Seventh Five Year Plan
c) Fifth Five Year Plan
d) Third Five Year Plan
2. Which of the following operates at the district level?
a) State Cooperative Bank
b) Central Cooperative Bank
c) Primary Agriculture Credit Society
d) The Reserve Bank of India

3. SEBI stands for

a) Science and Engineering Board of India
b) Securities and Exchange Board of India
c) Social Equity Bureau of India
d) Science and Educational Board of India

4. For which area the ICDS programme is implemented?

a) Urban
b) Rural
c) Tribal
d) All

5. The concept of Vicious Circle of poverty was given by

a) Ragnar Nurkse
b) J.M. Neynes
c) Sir Cealbralth
d) None of the above

6. Who among the following is known as ‘the father of local self government’ in India ?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Wellesley

7. The ‘tertiary sector’ of an economy refers to

a) Primary Sector
b) Secondary Sector
c) Service Sector
d) None of the above

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8. In India, coins and subsidiary coins are issued by
a) Union Government
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Supreme Court
9. Which of the following is least populous state in India?
a) West Bengal
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
10. Gross Domestic Product is defined as the value of all
a) Goods produced in an economy in a year
b) Goods and services produced in an economy in a year
c) Final goods produced in an economy in a year
d) Final goods and services produced in an economy in a year

11. The terms "Micro Economics" and "Macro Economics" were coined by
a) Alfred Marshall
b) Ragner Nurkse
c) Ragner Frisch
d) J.M. Keynes
12. Disguised unemployment in India is mostly related
a) Agricultural Sector
b) Industrial Sector
c) Service Sector
d) All of these
13. Bharat Nirman is designed to bring all round development in
a) Urban Infrastructure
b) Rural Infrastructure
c) Heavy Industry
d) Ports and Civil Aviation
14. Which of the following is not the poverty removal Programme?
a) NREP
b) HYVP
c) IRDP
d) RLEGP

15. Which of the following organizations looks after the credit needs of agriculture and rural
development in India?
a) FCI
b) IDBI
c) NABARD
d) ICAR
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16. The headquarters of World Health Organization (WHO) is in

a) New York
b) Geneva
c) Vienna
d) Washington D. C.

17. Accredited Social Health Activities (ASHAs) was initiated by which ministry?
a) Rural Development Ministry
b) Economic Affairs Ministry
c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
d) Ministry of Health and Family Affair

18. CSO Stands for

a) Community Service Organisation
b) Community Social Service Organisation
c) Central Statistical Organisation
d) Central Security Organisation
19. Community development Programme was started in-
(a) 1942
(b) 1952
(c) 1972
(d) 1782

20. The system of democratic decentralization was recommended by which committee

(a) L M. Singhvi Committee
(b) Dantwala Committee
(c) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(d) Ashok Mehta Committee

21. The official name of the 100 days work programme is:
a) RLEGP
b)EGP
c)MGNREGA
d)DWCRA
22. When did Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-rozgar begin?
a) April 1997
c) July 2001
b) April 1995
d) April 1999

23. JRY is an amalgamation of two old employment programmes e.g.

a) NREP & RLEGP
b) RLEGP & FWP
c) TRYSEM & DPAP
d) NREP & FWP
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24. Which one of the following is not the economic factor for the causes of poverty?
a) Inequalities of Income
b) Mass Literacy
c) Low Productivity in agriculture
d) Fast rise in population

25. The headquarters of Indian Monetary Fund (IMF) is in ------

a) London
b) Washington D.C.
c) Tokyo
d) New York

26. Education, which was originally a state subject, was transferred to the concurrent list by
a) The 42nd Amendment
b) The 24th Amendment
c) The 44th Amendment
d) The 39th Amendment

27. Which one of the following is not a reason for the recent sharp increase in global food
prices?
a) Increased demand from developing countries
b) Conversion of food grains into bio-fuel
c) Pest attack
d) Spurt in crude oil prices

28. In which crop India stands first in the World?

a) Sugarcane
b) Cotton
c) Wheat
d) Rice

29. The most serious problem in India is

a) underemployment, not poverty
b) Stagnation, not poverty
c) Unemployment, not poverty
d) poverty and unemployment

30. ‘Operation Flood’ Programme is associated with

a) Controlling floods
b) Funds for flood victims
c) Boosting milk supply
d) Conserving said and saving it from flood

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C: Arithmetic 5X2=10

1. A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is,
of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum."
The woman's age is
a)34years
b)23years
c)45years
d)None of these

2. A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will have
as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has." A and B
together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what
C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have ?
a)22
b)23
c)25
d)35

3. A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the
sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:
a) 720
b) 900
c) 1200
d) 1800

4.Find the number of bricks, each measuring 24 cm x 12 cm x 8 cm, required to construct a wall
24 m long, 8m high and 60 cm thick, if 10% of the wall is filled with mortar?
a) 35000
b) 45000
c) 55000
d) 65000

5.Two horses start trotting towards each other, one from A to B and another from B to A. They
cross each other after one hour and the first horse reaches B, 5/6 hour before the second horse
reaches A. If the distance between A and B is 50 km. what is the speed of the slower horse?
a) 30 km/h
b) 15 km/h
c) 25 km/h
d) 20 km/h

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D: ENGLISH

1. Fill in the Blanks 5X1=5

i) Many ______________ decisions were taken at the meeting.

a) hectic
b) historic
c) historical
c) histrionic

ii) It our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ___________________
arrangements to go the Airport.

a) alternative
b) another
c) alternate
d) possible

iii) He is so ______________ to light that he never leaves the house without sunglasses.

a) insensitive
b) sensitive
c) afraid
d) immune

iv) Many areas of the city were _______________ into darkness for several hours.

a) spread
b) plunged
c) merged
d) deep

v) I wish I ________________ a king.

a) was
b) am
c) should be
d) were

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2. Each of the following sentences contains at least one preposition error. Correct the errors and
rewrite the corrected sentences. 5X1=5

i) I tried to interrupt into their conversation but was told on.

Ans: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

ii) It is important to take pride of whatever we do on life.

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iii) I left home at Sunday morning to catch a flight for England.

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iv) He was scolded from the teacher for failing to pass the test.

Ans: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

v) For all that excitement. I had forgotten to take my present for him.

Ans: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Write a report on any one of the following: 10

a) Demonetization
b) Kanyashree Prokalpo

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